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Harrison County Sheriff's Office entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Harrison County Sheriff's Office starts at $53,080 a year — about $25.52 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $13,605 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $10,479 below the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Longview, TX run about 11% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $59,317 would somewhere at average prices — $6,237 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 67 against a national average of 100, where goods are 94. Based on price levels for this metropolitan area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
How big the department isHarrison County Sheriff's Office reported 51 sworn officers and 65 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. Reporting to the FBI is voluntary, so a count can reflect a partial return as easily as a small agency, and the FBI asks that agencies not be compared on staffing. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, 2025.
What Harrison County says about itself
At the Harrison County Sheriff's Office we work in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies to protect the lives and property of each citizen. The office operates the courthouse main jail and the Travis Street jail annex alongside criminal investigations, transport and warrants, and civil divisions, and runs a camera registration programme in which residents register that they hold private surveillance footage while retaining full control of it.
What Harrison County does
Harrison County Sheriff's Office provides county law-enforcement, detention, court-security, civil-process and specialized public-safety services. Official County materials emphasize professional service, enforcement of the law and protection of residents and property.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Harrison County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff — open the source document
Opening 5 June 2026; official annual minimum $53,080.14
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
How this level compares
Where Harrison County sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Harrison County starts at $53,080, so $10,485 below the county middle.
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Common questions
How much does a Harrison County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Harrison County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $53,080 a year, about $25.52 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from Harrison County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Texas?
It ranks #137 of 151 agencies we have verified in Texas — 14 pay less, 136 pay more in the state — and #1,955 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $13,605 below, and against other county agencies $10,479 below.
Compare with another department
Put Harrison County Sheriff's Office side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in TX
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Harrison | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Police Department | Municipal | 153 | $91,106 | +$38,026 | #241 |
| 2 | Frisco Police Department | Municipal | 270 | $90,750 | +$37,670 | #252 |
| 3 | Plano Police Department | Municipal | 400 | $90,729 | +$37,649 | #253 |
| 4 | Grand Prairie Police Department | Municipal | 287 | $90,000 | +$36,920 | #270 |
| 5 | Hurst Police Department | Municipal | 61 | $87,048 | +$33,968 | #322 |
| 6 | Lewisville Police Department | Municipal | 181 | $86,268 | +$33,188 | #335 |
| 7 | Coppell Police Department | Municipal | 60 | $84,968 | +$31,888 | #355 |
| 8 | Rockwall Police Department | Municipal | 95 | $84,448 | +$31,368 | #362 |
| 9 | Farmers Branch Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $84,440 | +$31,360 | #363 |
| 10 | The Colony Police Department | Municipal | 86 | $84,082 | +$31,002 | #371 |
| 11 | Baytown Police Department | Municipal | 172 | $84,049 | +$30,969 | #372 |
| 12 | McKinney Police Department | Municipal | 248 | $83,992 | +$30,912 | #374 |
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